Year first lit 1884 Foundation screw-pile Tower shape square house Opened August 1884 | Deactivated 1966 Construction cast-iron/wood Height 11 m Materials Cast iron, Wood | |
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Location mouth of the Wicomico River in the Chesapeake Bay Similar Hawkins Point Light, Somers Cove Light, Holland Island Bar Light, Cobb Point Bar Light, Love Point Light | ||
Great Shoals Light was a screw-pile lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Wicomico River.
History
This light was constructed to mark a narrow channel at the entrance to the Wicomico River, as requested by the Maryland General Assembly in 1882. An appropriation was not made until the following year, and further delays pushed the commissioning date to August 1884.
In 1966 the light was dismantled and a modern automated light was erected on the old foundation.
References
Great Shoals Light Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA